Place · reclining Hanuman temple · India
Jam Sawli Hanuman Mandir, Chhindwara
Also known as Jaam Sanwali, Jam Saoli Hanuman
Jam Sawli (Jaam Sanwali) Hanuman Mandir in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, about 32 km east of Chhindwara town, enshrines a 4.5-metre reclining stone image of Hanuman set into a bank of orange-yellow rock. Tradition identifies it as one of only three temples in India where the Hanuman murti lies horizontally rather than standing (the other two most commonly cited are Bade Hanuman Ji at Prayagraj on the Sangam, and the Panchavati reclining Hanuman at Nashik). The image is self-manifested (svayambhu) in local lore; the temple compound carries a continuous Hanuman Chalisa recitation during the Hanuman Jayanti week in Chaitra.
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 22.460, 79.010
Connections (2)
- Shared site withBade Hanuman Ji / Lete Hanuman Mandir, Prayagraj
Bade Hanuman Ji at Prayagraj and Jam Sawli at Chhindwara are two of only three temples in India where the Hanuman murti is enshrined in a reclining pose rather than standing or kneeling. The third is the Lete Hanuman Mandir at Panchavati, Nashik. All three are pilgrim circuit sites on their respective Krishna-Ganga and Godavari pilgrim circuits.
- Shared site withLete Hanuman Mandir, Panchavati, Nashik
Jam Sawli Hanuman at Chhindwara and the Panchavati Lete Hanuman at Nashik are two of only three reclining-Hanuman temples in India; the third is Bade Hanuman Ji at Prayagraj on the Sangam.
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